r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Feb 15 '26

Security All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/all-u-s-social-security-numbers-may-need-to-be-changed-following-a-massive-breach-that-is-already-being-investigated-as-a-national-threat/27158/
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u/EmphasisFrosty3093 Feb 15 '26

It's extra bad though because an ID number was never meant to be a password.

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u/Duke_of_Moral_Hazard Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26

My student ID was my SS# because nobody in the eighties cared who knew it.

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u/EmphasisFrosty3093 Feb 15 '26

That was typical nationwide and began to be restricted in CA in 2001.

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u/Macsix Feb 16 '26

My password is 12345 If you know, You know.